Helene Braun

Helene is a New York-based markets reporter at CoinDesk, covering the latest news from Wall Street, the rise of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds and updates on crypto markets. She is a graduate of New York University's business and economic reporting program and has appeared on CBS News, YahooFinance and Nasdaq TradeTalks. She holds BTC and ETH.

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Markets

Schwab to join prediction markets race with S&P 500 event-based options: WSJ

The planned offering would let customers bet on index moves as Coinbase and Robinhood expand in the sector.

Charles Schwab building (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Markets

Live markets: Bitcoin under pressure as Saylor comments on STRC selloff

About 20% of miners are now unprofitable, and publicly traded miners sold more than 32,000 bitcoin in the first quarter to cover operating costs, more than they offloaded in all of 2025.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

Tech

Live markets: price action turns panicky in Saylor's STRC as bitcoin drops below $63,000

Total crypto market value has held steady near $2.26 trillion since Tuesday, with the recovery losing momentum after the Fed killed rate-cut hopes and spot ETFs swung back to outflows.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk Television)

Markets

Fidelity joins Wall Street's race to manage stablecoin reserves

Following State Street, Fidelity is targeting reserve assets that underpin the expanding stablecoin market.

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Finance

Here is how Coinbase plan to survive the crypto downturn by ditching its reliance on trading fees

Analysts say the exchange's push into derivatives, payments and infrastructure broadens its growth story beyond crypto trading.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Markets

Kevin Warsh's first Fed meeting could be more about communication than rates

While monetary policy is expected to remain unchanged, markets are focused on whether the new chair begins reshaping how the U.S. central bank communicates.

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Tech

Live markets: Fed holds rates steady, but makes a hawkish turn as Warsh takes over

Bitcoin's Sharpe ratio hit a level that has marked every cycle low since 2015, but in each case it preceded months of basing rather than an immediate rebound.

Kevin Warsh. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin miners' AI pivot faces $50 billion reality check, says VanEck

VanEck says investors are shifting focus from contract announcements to execution risk as miners chase AI revenue.

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Finance

Coinbase introduces AI adviser, stock options, and pre-IPO markets in finance push

The crypto exchange is expanding into investing, derivatives and banking services as it pursues an all-in-one financial platform.

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Finance

Coinbase to join tokenized stock race with onchain shares, dividend payments

The crypto exchange said investors will own the shares and receive dividends, underscoring growing momentum behind tokenized securities.

Mobile phone showing apps from a number of crypto exchanges. (Getty Images)